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Eight sluggers come into Monday with Derby dreams. Only one, however, can come out hoisting the silver trophy featuring a pair of baseball bats.

MLB’s 2025 Home Run Derby will be held Monday evening in Atlanta, the premier event over All-Star festivities outside of the game itself. After Teoscar Hernandez won the event in 2024, a new champion will be crowned at Truist Park with a field full of Derby newcomers.

Matt Olson will be one of the top storylines of the Home Run Derby as the hometown representative, taking his swings in front of Braves fans after replacing the injured Ronald Acuna Jr. Another slugger among the favorites will be Cal Raleigh, the Mariners‘ switch-hitting catcher who is already making MLB history with one of the greatest power-hitting seasons at his position ever 

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James Wood, Byron Buxton, Oneil Cruz, Junior Caminero, Brent Rooker, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. make up the rest of the 2025 Derby field. Each will put their swings to the test over the three-round event, so get ready for some long blasts and memorable performances. 

The Sporting News is tracking live updates and highlights from the 2025 Home Run Derby in Atlanta. Follow along with the event below.

Home Run Derby results

Total home runs

Player Home Runs
Cal Raleigh, Mariners 36
Junior Caminero, Rays 29
Oneil Cruz, Pirates 34
Byron Buxton, Twins 27
Brent Rooker, Athletics 17
James Wood, Nationals 16
Matt Olson, Braves 15
Jazz Chisholm Jr., Yankees 3

Round 1 results

Player Home Runs
James Wood, Nationals 16
Brent Rooker, Athletics 17
Junior Caminero, Rays 21
Oneil Cruz, Pirates 21
Byron Buxton, Twins 20
Jazz Chisholm Jr., Yankees 3
Cal Raleigh, Mariners 17
Matt Olson, Braves 15

Round 2 results

Oneil Cruz vs. Cal Raleigh

Seed Player Home Runs
1 Oneil Cruz 13
4 Cal Raleigh 19

Junior Caminero vs. Byron Buxton

Seed Player Home Runs
2 Junior Caminero 8
3 Byron Buxton 7

Final results

Junior Caminero vs. Cal Raleigh

Seed Player Home Runs
2 Junior Caminero  
4 Cal Raleigh  

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MLB Home Run Derby live updates, highlights from 2025 HR contest

All times ET.

10:34 p.m. — What a show Cal Raleigh is putting on. He bludgeons some baseballs in the Finals, finishing with 15 before the bonus round. He’ll have a chance to pad that total even more before Junior Caminero comes to the dish.

10:31 p.m. — Cal Raleigh is up first in the Final. Can MLB’s current home run leader fend off Caminero for the Derby title?

10:22 p.m. — Your 2025 Home Run Derby Final matchup: Cal Raleigh vs. Junior Caminero. Cruz comes up short, finishing with 13 homers, although he did hit another blast that went beyond the roof in right field. 

10:19 p.m. — Oneil Cruz finishes with 10 homers before the bonus round, meaning he’ll need quite the remarkable performance to catch Raleigh and advance. After putting on a show in Round 1, the Pirates star is in some trouble if he doesn’t get hot.

10:13 p.m. — Cal Raleigh goes for 19 in the semifinals. That will be the mark to beat for Oneil Cruz, but the Mariners catcher simply caught fire after his timeout and into the bonus round. MLB’s home run leader has had a strong performance tonight.

10:10 p.m. — “Big Dumper” goes on an absolute tear after the timeout, hitting another eight dingers to reach 16 before the bonus round. Raleigh barely reached the semifinals, doing so by less than an inch, but he’s making the most of it.

10:09 p.m. — Cal Raleigh is up to eight homers at his timeout, with 14 pitches remaining. Can he hit enough to hold off Cruz?

10:00 p.m. — Junior Caminero makes it look easy. He doesn’t need many pitches at all to hit eight homers and surpass Buxton’s total, and he’s heading to the Finals. Either Oneil Cruz or Cal Raleigh await him, as the Rays star has been mashing all night.

9:57 p.m. — Buxton hits seven homers in Round 2, slowing down compared to the opening round. That means Junior Caminero will need just eight to advance to the Finals.

9:52 p.m. — Byron Buxton will begin the semifinals, and he’s matched up head-to-head against Caminero. Home runs from Round 1 no longer mean anything; the two paired batters will now compete to hit more than the other, with Oneil Cruz-Cal Raleigh being the other matchup.

9:45 p.m. — Your semifinalists are set, and there is some drama. Cal Raleigh advances by a hair; because Olson hit just 15, the tiebreaker was between Raleigh and Rooker, who each hit 17. Both hit their longest homers, the tiebreaker, for 470 feet, but MLB then provides more precise data on those distances.

Incredibly, Raleigh’s longest shot went about one inch further than Rooker’s according to the tracking data. He’ll join Byron Buxton, Oneil Cruz and Junior Caminero in the semifinals.

9:39 p.m. — There’s a solution to the potential tiebreaker: Raleigh would advance, as they tracked his longest homer at 470.61 feet and Rooker’s at 470.53 feet. Apparently, Statcast gets that precise, and 0.08 feet could be necessary to decide who advances, depending how Olson performs.

9:36 p.m. — Cal Raleigh finishes with 17, tying himself with Rooker, which also makes for a fascinating tiebreaker if it’s necessary, as both hit their longest homer for 470 feet. If Matt Olson doesn’t get to 18, there will have to be some kind of solution for another tiebreaker.

Meanwhile, Caminero, Buxton and Cruz have locked in their spots in the semifinals.

9:32 p.m. — MLB’s home run leader is up next, and Cal Raleigh hits a few homers from the left side, calls timeout, then switches to the right side of the plate. Can “Big Dumper” get enough to advance?

9:25 p.m. — Jazz Chisholm Jr. didn’t have the Derby performance he may have wanted. He finishes with just three in the first round, well-short of the remainder of the group, and he’s eliminated. 

9:08 p.m. — Byron Buxton didn’t have a great pace in his opening portion of the first round, but he absolutely comes through in the bonus round, adding six additional blasts to finish with 20 homers. After initially looking like he’d come up short of the 17-homer mark to remain in contention for the semifinals, Buxton is firmly in third place, for now.

James Wood has also now been eliminated.

9:02 p.m. — Further context for Oneil Cruz’s 513-foot homer, which is also the longest-ever recorded at Truist Park:

8:59 p.m. — In just a round, Oneil Cruz is a Home Run Derby star already. With some unreal exit velocity and a 513-footer, the Pirates star finishes with 21 homers to tie Caminero at the top. The remaining four hitters in the first round will have to hit at least 16 to be in contention to advance.

8:56 p.m. — 513 for Oneil Cruz! He obliterates a ball into right-center field for the longest Derby home run outside of Coors Field, and not hit by Aaron Judge in 2017. That’s up there with the longest Derby blasts in the Statcast era.

8:53 p.m. — Much was made of how hard Oneil Cruz hits the ball entering the Derby … and he is living up to expectations. As he racks up homers in Round 1, Cruz rocked a baseball for 488 feet, the longest so far.

8:44 p.m. — Two sluggers have now one-upped the previous hitter. Caminero is your new first-round leader, mashing 21 home runs after some bonus swings. The Rays slugger hit a ton of long shots:

8:41 p.m. — Junior Caminero comes out on fire. Before he even uses his timeout, he’s got 11 homers in the first round, owning plenty of time to potentially tie or take the lead.

8:36 p.m. — Two batters, two leaders of the pack. Rooker finishes with 17, surpassing Wood’s mark of 16, including a 471-foot shot. Both have set the bar high to advance to the semifinals though, with just four hitters advancing.

8:31 p.m. — The A’s Brent Rooker comes next, and before he begins the bonus round, he’s swatted 14 dingers. His hot start cooled down a bit toward the end, but with a few good swings, he could surpass Wood as the early leader.

8:24 p.m. — James Wood opens the Derby with a fantastic round, hitting a total of 16 homers after his bonus outs. His longest went for 486 feet, well-over the roof in right field of Truist Park:

Pre-Derby

8:13 p.m. — Winner gets a massive “Derby Champ” chain:

8:08 p.m. — Pat McAfee helps open the spectacle in Atlanta:

8:05 p.m. — Here’s the order for the first round. James Wood will get things started.

8:01 p.m. — The 2025 Home Run Derby is about to get started.

7:26 p.m. — James Wood is getting ready for his Derby debut.

6:08 p.m. — Here’s the first-half home run total for each of the eight participating sluggers tonight:

  • Cal Raleigh: 38
  • James Wood: 24
  • Junior Caminero: 23
  • Byron Buxton: 21
  • Brent Rooker: 20
  • Jazz Chisholm Jr.: 17
  • Matt Olson: 17
  • Oneil Cruz: 16

6:02 p.m. — Home Run Derby legend Ken Griffey Jr., now a photographer, has got his camera for tonight’s festivities.

6:00 p.m. — Here are the last 10 Home Run Derby winners. There will be a new face to join the club tonight.

What time is the Home Run Derby?

The 2025 Home Run Derby will begin at 8 p.m. ET and will air on both ESPN and ESPN2.

What channel is the Home Run Derby on?

  • TV channel: ESPN, ESPN2 
  • Live stream: ESPN+, MLB.com, Fubo

ESPN will carry live coverage of this year’s Home Run Derby. 

Streaming options for the Derby include ESPN+, MLB.com, and Fubo, which offers a free trial to new users.

MLB All-Star schedule

Monday, July 14

Event Time (ET) TV
Home Run Derby 8 p.m. ESPN

Tuesday, July 15

Event Time (ET) TV
All-Star Red Carpet Show 2 p.m. MLB Network
2025 MLB All-Star Game 8 p.m. Fox
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